Month: April 2010
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Dandelions
They stand before me, expectant delight in their eyes, holding out sweaty hands clenching bunches of yellow. Bear and Bella. “Here, Mommy!” “We picked these special for you!” Dandelions fill their hands, picked with love, and a simple beauty erupts in my heart. “Oh, yes!” I enthuse, “Let’s find a blue vase for them,” I…
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Impossible Knots, Continued…
Thank you to all of you who are praying for Danica and her family. Monica wrote an update and posted it on Facebook, so I’m copying it here for all of you, too. Please keep praying. The journey is going to be long and hard. Danica’s MRI Results… Chiari Continued Thank you so much to…
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I Can’t Wait
Often I will grab my little Bella close in my arms and whisper, “Stop it, girlie, just stop it. You’re not allowed to grow up anymore.” She will wriggle and giggle and sparkle like she always does, “Mooooommmmyyy, I can’t stop gwowing up. God made me dis way.” While I can’t argue with that, there…
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Mostly Dead All Day…
How do I do this? That question runs through my mind at least 10 times a day. No make that 100 times a day. I can’t even care for my house plants, much less all the flowers in our yard, much less start a small vegetable garden. So how do I care for the children…
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Wednesday Worship: All Will Fade Away
Piper once asked the question that if we could have heaven with all the things we talk about being free from… pain, suffering, tears. If we could have heaven with our friends and family and joys. But if Jesus wasn’t there, would we still want it? At least that’s my paraphrase. And I have chewed…
A Spring of Joy 